Charity information: Ovos Ubonim/yagdil Torah

Need

These children get very little one-to-one attention from their fathers who are at work most of the day. These sessions and our planned trip will give them undivided attention in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, with their overworked dads, an opportunity they would otherwise not have had.
Furthermore they hardly have any time for leisure or extra-curricular activities This results in a number of below average and learning disabled boys becoming disaffected due to a lack of self-esteem.

Solution

These sessions and our planned trip will give them undivided attention in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, with their overworked dads.It will also be an opportunity for them to brush up their spoken English language through playing word games like Pictionary and Scrabble.

With participation in our activities we strive to avoid children dropping out the school system and turning to drugs and crime. Relationships are strengthened and participants feel more confident and able to succeed in life

Impact

Dads and Lads' will allow them to relax and engage in leisurely, stress-busting activities. As a result of this, both fathers and children will feel rejuvenated and much calmer, enabling them to go on with their daily lives with a clearer mind.
Relationships will be strengthened and confidence increased thus ensuring that children grow up with moral values and become upstanding citizens contributing to the community.
This will be demonstrated with feedback forms and letter of appreciation.

Risk

The main risks are ensuring financial stability. We have dealt with this by applying to different trusts and approaching people for donations. We have recently received a grant from Awards For All.
An other factor is to ensure that isolate families feel comfortable to approach us, so we can help those who need it most. We therefore approach local organisations to refer us to those most needy and approach them in a discrete and sensitive manner

Reporting

We will report to donors by sending them reports on our activities and thank you letters describing how their donations made such a difference.

Beneficiaries

Why Us?

When setting up 'Dads and Lads', we will endeavor to ensure that we have involved the widest range of people possible.
To promote inclusion of a range of vulnerable families, we will advertise the project in English, as well as Yiddish and Hebrew - the 3 most commonly spoken languages in the local community. This will help us access non-English speaking families who are struggling. We will recruit volunteers who speak additional languages to reach out to refugees.